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COPYRIGHT 

BY 

CHARLES NORBURY' BEESLEY 

1S98 and 1908 



By Transfer 

D. C. Public Library 

MAY 1 1 1937 



Presses of 

Southern Printing & Pub. Co. 

Charleston, S. C. 



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0^ ESTABLISHED JUNE 14th. 1751 I FEBRUARY 1st, 1761 

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CORNER MEETING AND BROAD STREETS. CHARLESTON. S. C. 



SUNDAY SERVICES 

HOLY COMMUNION 



First Sunday in every Month - 11 :00 A. M. 

All other Sundays -— •• 8:00 A.M. 

Saints' Dayy and Holy Days - 8 :00 A. M. 

MORNING SERVICE 

MorniuK Prayer and Sermon 11 :3U A. M. 

AFTERNOON SERVICE 

February 1 to March :U and September 1 to October 31 4:30 P.M. 

April 1 to August 31 - •• 6:00 P.M. 

November 1 to January 31 — " ' . • 5 :00 P. M. 

FRIDAYS 

November 1 to March 3! 5 :00 ^.M. 

April 1 to July 1 6:00 P.M. 

( HURCH SCHOOL 

Every .'■Tunday Morning ' • — 10 :00 o'Clock 

The Chimes will be rung for half nu hour before the Sunday Services 



THE Memorial Tablet shown in the accompanying picture tells its 
own story. After the earthquake of August 31st, 1886, many of 
the churches of Charleston erected "Earthquake Memorial Tab- 
lets." At the suggestion of Warden Alexander W. Marshall this Tablet 
was made to embrace, as succintly as possible, a history of the building 
which had passed through so many vicissitudes. 



rHIS Is a view of the Church taken from the n orthwest corner of Broad and Meeting Streets. It 
is built of brick imported from England, stuccoed on the outside. The Church and steeple have 
been painted many times, but the climate ca uses it to scale rapidly. The dimensions of the 
uildings are: Length, including portico, 130 feet, width 60 feet; height of steeple, 186 feet, 3 Inches, 
unk during earthquake, August 31, 1886, 8 inches. Present height, 185 feet, 7 inches. 

ST. MICHAEL'S SPIRE 

(Reprinted by Permissiono) 

St. Miehaer.s Spire! St. Michael's Spire. Thou guid'st the youth to classic hours. 

How fair thou risest to the sight, The laborer to his task confined : 

Now Klit'terinK in the noon sun's,' fire, The maid to joy's re?i3lendent' bowers. 

Now softened by the "pale moonlight." The ambition to the ."trife of mind. 



D;ead sitorms have thudered o'er the sea, 
And crushed the low and rent the high ! 

But there thou standest firm and free. 
With thy bright forehand to the sky. 

Fierce fires in rolling volumes.' came 

But gleamed innocuous on thy tower ; 

War's cannon roared with breath of flame, 
Scathless for thee careered its ])ower. 

Symmetric spire. Our city's boast 

In scientific grandeur piled ! 
The guardian beacon of our coas.'t. 

The seaman's hope when waves are wild. 

Paladium ! On thy lonely height, 

The fait'hful watchman walks his round. 
While rest anil safety rule the night. 

Stiiln^ess as of Holy ground. 

All t,'leep but thee — thy tuneful bells. 

Hymn to the night' wind in its roar. 
Or float upon the Atlantic swells. 

That soften summer on our shore. 

Soother of sicknes's. Oft thy chime 
A gent'le voice to darkness,' lends. 

And speaks a language deep, sublime. 
When love o'er dying virtue blends. 



Thy S'abbath summons not in, vain 

Calls the mixed city to their God. 

Each gravely seeks his chosen fane. 

And t'reads the aisles his.' sires have trod. 

And nx)bly do thy peans flow. 

When pai'iots shout the annual strain 
That echoes from far Mexico, 

To where St. Lawrence holds his reign. 

Gliding a!on;jr old As'"/iley'B sitream. 

Or Cooper's hung with mossy grace. 

We turn to gaze upon c'hy beam. 
And hospitable joys i etrace. 

And tender are the thoughts that rise. 
When sef,-bound from thy level shore 

The tear of parting dims our eyes', 

'Till We can view thy point no more. 

And when returning- to our land, 

The summer exile nears his home. 

How beats his heart and waves his hand. 
As first he greets^ tliy welcome dome. 

St. Michael's Spire, I close my lay. 

Touched by the moral thou hast given, 

'Tho duties throng my early way, 

My look, like thine, shall be to heaven. 

Charleston, 1830. Caroline Gilman. 



THIS is a view of the Church taken immediately after the great 
cyclone which swept this city and vicinity August 25th, 1885, doing- 
great damage and leaving many wrecks in its path. Tlhe large 
cypress ball surmounting the steeple was thrown down, making a dent in 
the pavement where it struck, which is still visible. The ball lies under 
the window nearest the porch in the picture, and may be seen by the aid of 
a magnifying glass. The wreckage of the storm is also visible in the 
street, and on the roof are evidences of its force in tearing of great num- 
bers of the slates. 

The other building in the picture is the City Hall. 



THIS represents the Church after the earthquake, showing the ruined condition of 
the venerable edifice. It was thought that it would be almost impossible to restore 
the Church, which had just been repaired after the terrible cyclone of August 25th 
1885. In this connection it may be mentioned that eight days after the earthquake, dur- 
ing which time the familiar sound of tbe c himes had not been heard, the old sexton 
climbed to the clock room and set the clock going. One who had not gone through the 
terrible experiences of that time cannot know the inspiration and encouragement that 
the people felt when the chimes again pealed forth in familiar chorus. 

From the picture it will be seen that the spire is separate from the Church. 

While the repairs made necessary by the earthquake were in progress an old coffin 
was unearthed from beneath the south stairway. Oin the lid of the coffin were the 
initials J. 0. B. and the figures 1678 in brasstacks. This date precedes by several years 
that of the erection of the first church on this site, but from the presence of this coft'in 
it is inferred that the sit^ was used at that time for a burial ground. Nothing whatever 
is known as to who "J. O. B." was, but it is certain that the builders of St. Michael's 
Church knew of the existence of this grave, for the workmen found it protected by an 
arch of "round bricks" when they unearthed it in 1886. 



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— Wat". 





THIS is a view of the interior of the Church looking west. The organ 
has been taken down and at the left in the foreground the old read- 
ing desk is seen. By the sinking of the tower doors entering on 
the north and south aisles were so thrown out of place that it was impos- 
sible to open them, an a close inspection will reveal the seriousness of the 
damage they suffered. The fissures in th aisle and the yawning holes in 
the ceiling are also visible. The arms of the chandelier have been removed 
and the body of it covered to protect it from injury while the repairs pro- 
ceeded. 



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THIS is a view of the Church taken from within, near the middle aisle 
door, looking into the vestibule. In the foreground t^he tiling is 
seen broken and shattered, as though a ploughshare had been run 
through the aisle. Through these fissures in the aisle water gushed forth, 
mingled wit,h sand at the time of the earthquake. Towards the front door 
in the vestibule are seen the evidences of destruction wrought by the sink- 
ing of the spire. The debris in the aisle at the right was thrown from the 
west wall of the Church. 



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THIS is a view of a portion of the vestibule and base of steeple ; it is 
taken from the pavement in front of the Church, and is designed to 
show the fact that the steeple settled eight inches from the effects 
of the earthquake of August 31st, 1886. As will be seen, there is a step 
now leading to the inner door which was on a level with the floor of the 
vestibule until the earthquake caused it to settle as stated. The door seen 
in the picture was put in after the earthquake, replacing an older door, 
which was badly shattered at that time. 



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THIS is a view of the interior as it now appears, looking towards the 
chancel. The dimensions of the interior are seventy feet by fifty- 
one. The height of the ceiling is thirty-one feet. The pews are of 
red cedar, and are in number ninety-seven on the ground floor. There are 
in the galleries thirty pews additional. T(he aisle is tiled with red and 
bluish English tiles, duplicates of the original, which were destroyed at the 
time of the earthquake. All the aisles are tiledi alike. The pulpit and 
reading desk, the litany desk (a memorial) and the chancel, all appear in 
this picture. 

All the woodwork of t^he columns and galleries is of cypress and 
cedar as is also the decorative work in the ceiling. The hinges of the pews 
doors are of wrought iron and the pattern is known as the "H" hinge, 
because it forms that letter when opened. 



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THIS is an interior view looking towards the west door opening into 
the vestibule. It shows the steps leading up to the pulpit, and the 
sounding board as it appears from that direction. Around the walls 
are seen several Memorial Tablets. The chandelier and organ (which are 
also shown separately) may be seen. T[he large square pew is opposite 
the pulpit steps, on the north side of the central aisle. 



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THIS view shows the Chancel, which is semi-circular and ten feet deep. 
The chairs are the same that were placed in the Chancel when the 
Church was built. The Altar replaces the orig'inal Communion 
Table, and is a memorial. The Credence Table is also a memorial. The 
Chancel Rail is of wrought iron probably imported from England at the 
time of the building of the Church, and shows the beautiful handiwork of 
the artists in iron at that period. 

As was customary in thote days, tablets containing the Apostles' 
Creed, the Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments were placed in the 
Chancel, as seen in the picture. The very interesting facts relating to the 
disappearance of the tablet containing the Lord's Prayer will be given 
when the Chancel Window is described. 

The remains of Bishop Dehon and Bishop Bowen rest beneath the 
Chancel, "under the Altar." 



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HE original Chancel Window was closed up in 1788 for fear lest the Church might 
take fire from certain buildings near to it, which were afterwards removed The 
Wmdow remained closed until February 14th, 1865, St. Valentine's Day, when a 
lell from Gillmore s guns on Morris Island penetrated it, tearing out the brick and di- 
osing the window Jrame On a wooden tablet against the brick was Inscribed the 
Lords Prayer. This also was demohshed by the same shell. A piece of this shell 
hich also broke the tiling under the pulpit, cut the wood at its base, is still in posses- 
on of the sexton The window now in the Vestry Room filled the gap made by this s,hell 
was placed in the Chancel m 1867, when ihe Church was repaired. In 1893 the pre'^ent 
indow was put m. It is entitled: 'St. Michael Conquering Satan." The wonderful 
feet in chiaroscuro to be found in this beautiful memorial window done in the best 
yle ol the Tiff any Glass Decorating Company, of New York, is the result of the thick- 
^ss and thinness of the layers of colored glass composing it. It is a copy of Rapheal's 
-mous St. Micheal Conquering Satan," now in the gallery of Louvre, Paris. 

'^I?'T!u ^^^ blackened shadows and the coldness of the lights found in the original 
low that the master called n the inferior hands of his pupils to help in its hasty cim- 
etion, It yet enjoys the distmction of being placed in the Salon Curre, where are to be 
a?actTr^-tl dP^r' 'h ^^e collection of France's celebrated gallery. Its sublime poetic 
tfZ/ ll t^^ ^""^ '^''Si^M-^^ coloring, its' dramatic action so startingly sudden, 
s knee to ?trt' ^r"- . -f^ ^'"^""f^ ?"^ ^'' ^^^^ °" Satan ; with both hands'he raise 
,H Vn. f • 1 '' ^'^il ^^""^^ '^^^^ "P ^^^^ ^^^^^i^es in the earth to cast a lurid 

d mysterious glow over the rugged landscape. The original is 6 feet 10 inches high 
^3 feet, 5 inches wide. It was painted on wood in 1518, and in 1753 transferred to 



nvas 

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THIS Window, which is at the eastern end of the north aisle, is a 
memorial, as is also the Chancel Window, the original being- a paint- 
ing by the Norwegian artist, Axel Ender. It is entitled, "Easter 
Morning," and represents the scene in the Garden of Joseph of i^mathea, 
at the moment when the three Marys entered the sepulchre bringing the 
spices which they had prepared, and were told by the angel, "He is not 
here, for He is risen, as He said." It was unveiled Easter Morning, 1898, 
April 10th, and is the work of the Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, New 
York. 

This window replaces the one now in the Vestry Room, which was 
removed from the Chancel in 1893, when the present window was put in. 



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T^ HIS Door was placed by the ladies of the congregation in July, 1897, 
in lieu of a plain door that had originally stood there. It represents 
the adoration by angels, as seen in the two lower panels, above two other 
angels are awaiting the coming of the faithful, in order to bestow upon 
them the "Crown of Life." The Door was desig^ned by Mr. Silas McBee, 
and executed by Charles Booth, of New York City. 



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THIS is a representation of the stained window which was placed in 
the Chancel in 1867, when the Church was being repaired after the 
Civil War. It filled the gap disclosed by the shell elsewhere refer- 
red to, and remained in place until 1893, when the present window was put 
i.n. It was then removed to the window at the eastern end of the north 
aisle, Wihere it remained until 1898, when it gave place to the Memorial 
Window now occupying that space. It is now the Vestry Room of the 
Church. 



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THE Pulpit and reading desk stand where they have always stood, at 
the southeast corner of the middle aisle. The Pulpit is the original 
one. Perihaps the most striking feature in connection with this is 
the massive sounding board supported by two Corinthian columns. In 
February, 1865, when the city was taken possession of by the United States 
soldiers, a number of persons who followed the army of occupation entered 
the Church and carried away a number of relics, among which was the 
monogram, I. H. S. panel from the front of the Pulpit. Some years latei 
this was sent back by the person w,ho took it, presumably and was restored 
to its old place. 

The original Reading desk was replaced in 1893 by the one now in 
use; it was cypress stained; on each side a hand extended, holding a can- 
dlestick. The original sedile was a very plain bench, which was replaced 
by the present one in 1893. The original Reading Desk was enclosed like 
a pew and was entered through the "Rector's Pew," after ascending a 
flight of three steps. 

The ceiling of the sounding board is mahogany, inlaid with oak in 
two colors, the whole forming a star. 



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THIS Pew, originally known as the 'Governor'g Pew" has had an in- 
teresting history. It is known that General George Washington 
occupied it on the afternoon of Sunday, May 8th, 1791. In 1862 it 
was occupied by General Robert E. Lee. In 1884 the Marquis of Lorme 
and his wife, the Princess Louise, sat in it. It is said that in it the Marquis 
de Lafayette and "numerous other celebriates have, from time to time, 
been seated." It is now occupied by the family of the late Arnoldus Vander 
Horst. 

The name, "Governor's Pew" was given it because it was set apart 
for the use of that official and his council by the Act of the Legislature, 
which provided for the building of the Church. 



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VVY?^ u ?, ^ ^^^^' ^^^- Frederick Dalcho,Assistant Minister of St 
W i^^c^ad Church, m describing the interior of the building, states 
that a large, handsome brass chandelier is suspended from the 
centre. There are 42 lights in the chandelier. Up tod April 1879 the 
chandelier hung by a chain, so that it could be lowered and raised again 
after ighting the candles. At that date the candles were replaced by gas 
I he chandelier was taken down and sent to New York, where the arms 
were recast for gas, which has since been used. 

The name of the maker is G. Penton London. The chandelier was 
imported m 1808. When altered for gas, t,he chandelier was bronzed and 
IS suspended by a rod that replaces the chain formerly in use. 



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THE Organ was imported from England in August 1768. In a little 
frame on the side of the Organ is an inscription, as follows : " Jno. 
jnetzler, fecit, Londini 1767." Tihis inscription was found by the 
present sexton's father (who was also sexton), pasted on one of the pipes 
of the Organ, when it was taken down during the bombardment of Charles- 
ton, and stored away in the Sunday School Room of St. Paul's Radcliffe- 
boro for safe keeping. 

This is believed to J3e the oldest large organ in the United States. It 
is also believed that this Church had probably the first choir surpliced boys 
in this country. 

In the old Vestry Book these boys are often mentioned ; certainly as 
far back as 1794. 



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THIS represents the Baptismal Font, which was placed in the Church 
on Christmas Eve, 1771. By resolution of the Vestry, "It was to 
stand upon a mahogany frame run upon brass casters, and not ex- 
ceeding the price of ten guineas." The dove is of lead and balances the 
font cover. The pulley block through which the wire rope runs was prob- 
ably sent over with the font from England. 



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THIS is a view of the Blacklock Monument, on the north side of the 
base of the tower in the vestibule. It has been much admired as ii 
work of art. It is the product of the genius of Mr. W. Calder 
Marshall, R. A., London, 1852. 



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THIS Window is a memorial also. As with two others, represented in 
this book, it is the work of the Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, 
New York. The subject is "The Annunciation," the original being 
a painting, by the Dutch artist, T. Van Scandel, and the v/indow has been 
reproduced by Tiffany from a photograph of the painting and placed in the 
Church in A. D. 1908. 



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THIS is a view of the famous bells of old St. Michael's, that since 17!i4 have chimed 
from its steeple. They are eight in number. Dalcho says: "At the evacuation of 
Charles Town December, 1782, Major Traille, of the Royal Artillery took down the 
bells and carried them away as being public property. The next year Sir Guy Carlton 
ordered their imediate restoration. The bells, however, had been sold, meanwhile, in 
England and purchased by a former merchant of this city, named Ryhiner, as a "com- 
mercial adventure," and shipped back to Charleston. On their landing, "the overjoyed 
citizens took possession and ,hurried them up to the Church and into the steeple without 
thinking that they might be violating a private right." In 1838 two of the bells were 
found to be cracked; they were sent to England, and recast and returned August, 1839. 
In June 1862, they were sent to Coolumbia and stored there. When that city was burned, 
during the occupation of S,herman's army the bells were also burned. In 1866 the frag- 
ments were gathered together and sent to Mears & Steinbank, of London, England, suc- 
cessors of the original founders, and recast in the same moulds. 

March 21st, 1867, the familiar music of the chimes was heard again in the strains 
of "Home again, home again, from a foreign shore." 

The By-Laws of the Church provide thathe bells shall be rung on Christmas, at 
Easter and Thanksgiving Day, and tolled on Good Friday, at sunrise, midday (or imme- 
diately after church service), at sunset, fifteen minutes each. Also on Confederate 
Memorial Day, during the decoration service. Also for ten minutes before midnight on 
December 31st, the bells shall toll the old year out. and for ten minutes immediately 
thereafter to ring the new year in. They shall be tolled on the death of the Bishop of 

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the Diocese or that of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the; United 
States, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the news of their death for one hour, 
and also on the day of their funerals respectively, at sunrise, midday and sunset thirty 
minutes each. On the death of the Rector or Assistant Minister of the Church, fif- 
teen minutes, at the times above designated for the Bishop of the Diocese. On the 
death of the Rector or Assistant Minister of any P. E, Church in this city, full connec- 
tion with the Convention, without bells of its own, the same as for the Rector of this 
Church, if the use of the bells be requested by such Qhurch. On the death of the 
President of the United States or the Governor of the State of South Carolina, one hour 
as soon as parcticable after the receipt of the intelligence and, also for one hour on the 
day of the funeral. 

On the 22nd of February, 28th June, and 4th July; provided, they do not interfere 
with the Church services on that day. 

On the 22nd February, 28th June, and for half hour before the regular hours of 
service; on other days, and before other services, bell called, "the Parson's bell," is 
tolled for fifteen minutes. 

The bells were tolled for the first time at the funeral of Mrs. Martha Grimke who 
died September 22nd, 1764, and was buried in the yard near the south door. 

NO STORY of the bells would be complete without some reference to the old bell-- 
ringer, Washington McLean Gadsden, who is here represented as standing at the 
key-board in the steeple about to ring the chimes. Gadsden was bell-ringer for 
sixty-one years. Owing to his infirmities, he resigned his office October 1st, 1898, and 
was pensioned by the Church for the remainder of his life. He passed away July 20th, 
1899. 

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THIS is a view of the clock room and clock in St. Michael's steeple. It 
came over in 1764 with the bells. It was built by Aynesworth 
Thwayts, of London, and was described by him as, "a strong 30- 
hour clock, to show the hour four ways, to strike the hour on t,he largest 
bell, and the quarters on four bells, as the Royal Exchange, London." It 
is not certain when t,he quarters began to be struck on three bells, but 
they were so struck for many years, and up to June 6th, 1896, when the 
old method of striking on four bells was restored. Up to 1849 there were 
no minute hands. In that year, with the consent of the Vestry, the City 
Council added them. 



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THIS represents two pieces of the shell which entered the Chancel dur- 
ing the bombardment of the city frtom Morris Island by General 
Gillmore, in 1865. The damage done by this shell is elsewhere 
described in connection with the history of the Chancel Window. The 
thread of the screw-cap is very distinct. The pieces together would weigh 
from seven to nine pounds. 



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THIS view of the Church Yard, the Church and the Spire, is taken from 
the Parish House, v/ihich is in the southeast corner of the enclosure; 
it gives a partial view of the burial ground, in which lie the remains 
of so many distinguished dead. The building seen to the left is the United 
States Post Office and Court House, and the eagle is perched upon the flag 
staff that surmounts the City Hall. 



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nr fl ?u^Vi*^?.?^^^V"^ "^^^^^^ ^^^^' ^^d ^he walk which extends 

[ the length of the Church on its south side. Beneath its flag stones 
rest the remains of quite a number of the members of the congre- 
gation There are several tablets let into the wall of the Chu?ch afong 

''alLTo rA.^TT p''f "'' '^ ^f.V'^ ^^^^^ ^«^^^«' Captain W. Morri! 
aide to Geneial T. Pmckney," and Mary Butler, wife of Pierce Butler. 



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THIS IS a view of the Broad Street Gate from the street, showing the 
old brick wall surmounted by broken glass bottles as a protection 
ni J^^^^^ intruders. Near the gate is the grave of George Augustus 
bloug.h, who died suddenly of Stranger's Fever. November 5th 1843 " 
On the stone over his grave is the following verse, said to have been writ- 
ten by his brother, A. H. Clough, the famous poet: 

Of all thy kindred at thy dying day 

Were none to speed thee on thy solemn way; 

Yet ever lives distinct and deeply dear 

Their sight with them of this thy corner here; 

Each heart so oft hath come and sought and seen 

That ocean space hath shrunk to naught between, 

And more their own seems now the stranger's shore 

Than when with thee they dwelt on it before. 



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THIS IS a view of the Church Yard, showing the great Magnolia Tree 
which overspreads the monument of Robert Y. Hayne, Arthur 
Peroneau Hayne, and James L. Petigru. On the extreme right is 
seen a corner of the Parish House. The buildings in the background are 
on the premises adjoining the Church Yard, but form no part of the prop- 
erty. 

JAMES LOUIS PETIGRU 

Born at Abbeville, May 10th, 1789, Died at Charleston, March nth. 1863 
JURIST, ORATOR, STATESMAN, PATRIOT 



Future ''^^^ ^ ^jy^^^ ho^ «reat a Life this sdn^ple Stone Comn.emorates- 
ine iiaclition ot his Eloducnce, hiy Wisdom and Wit may Fade- 
But he Lived for Ends more Durable than Fame. 
Tn thi° Tf"^^ ^■^•'' the Protection of the Poor and Wronged, 
In th f^"''':'-t>°" ot his Peers in the Respect of his People 
In the Affection of his Fhmily, His ^vas the Highest Place: 
Ihe Just Mead of hiy Kindness and Forbearance. 
His Di;,'nity and Simplicity, 
U„awflrl ,"'?,hrilliant' Genius and his unwearied Industrv, 
He confronted ?f/"'°";v,""f ''"^^"^^ ^^ Flattery. Undismayed byDis-aster. 
He conlronted Life with antique Courage and Death and Christian Hope. 

But his Peord;"dirl^ H^!^''* ^'''J'\^'''L '''^ "''hstood his People for his Country, 

*^'''AnAi"T,tnft,.l°v'*'' Man ^^l,o held his Conscience higher than tiieir Prai* ; 
To wh,„v, T • ■ "'f .'-°U"try heaped ner Honours on the grave of the Patriot 
To .horn, L>v;ng. his c,wn Righteous Self-Respect sufficed, alike for Sotive and Reward. 
iMotning IS here for teary, nothing to wail 
Ur knock the breayt, no weakness, no contempt, 
Dispraise or blame, nothing but well and fair 
And what may quiet us in a life so noble," 

This stone erected by his Daughter, Caroline Cf.rson. 

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THIS is a view of the Parish House and a corner of the Church Yard 
originally an old Colonial building; it was remodeled in 1896, and 
now contains the Rector's Study, a Guild Room and a Sunday School 
Room. It is fitted with water and gas, and is a model of convenience. T,be 
original architecture of the building has been preserved. 



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THIS is a view of the Graveyard taken from the walk leading from the 
Parish House to the western Hall. It shows the luxuriant violet 
bed which sheds its fragrant perfume abroad from October until 
April. On the right is a red japonica, against a background of cedar, 
which obstructs a further outlook in that direction. 



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THIS IS a view from inside the Meeting Street Gate looking south. It 
shews a number of stones against the western wall and the symme- 
trical "crape myrtle" tree, which casts its dense shade on the walk. 
At the south end of this walk is a grave of Mary Ann Luyten of which a 
separate picture is elsewhere shown. 



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THIS IS a view of the grave of Mary Ann Luyten, who died September 
9th, 1770. At the head and foot of the grave stand what appear to 
appropriate parts of a bedstead, made out of cypress and cedar 
that have stood the ravages of one hundred and sixty years. A portion of 
the head-board and one of the posts were demoHshed by a shell from Gill- 
more's guns on Morris Island, in 1865. The post was replaced after the 



war 



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THE "Service of Altar Plate" of 1762 consisted of two flagrons. a 
chalice and cover, and large dish (alms basin) presented by His Ex- 
cellency, Governor Thomas Boone. These were sent along with other 
plates to Columbia during the war, and were lost when Sherman's raid 
passed through that city. In 1867 one of the flagrons w^as recovered 
"through the generosity of the Hon. Alexander W. Bradford, who noticed 
it in a pawnbroker's shop in New York. T,be cover was bought in Ohio a 
year or two later, but nothing was ever heard of the remainder." 



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IN The Church Yard, nearly opposite the south door, are the remains of 
John Rutledge who died in 1800. ''Sometimes Dictator of South 
CaroHna. 
Beneath the Vestry Room lie the remains of Major-General Charles 
Cotesworth Pinckney, of the Revolutionary War. 

Near the Parish House rests the remains of Hon. John Lloyd, for sev- 
eral years Member and President of the Senate of South Carolina. 

Near the South door lie the remains of Major-General Mordecai Gist, 
an officer of the Maryland line, in the Revolutionary War, who died 
September 12th, 1792. 

Also near the South door lie the remains of James Parsons, once Vice- 
President of South Carolina, who died October 1st, 1779. 

Near the West walk is the grave of Charles Fraser, artist, W|ho died 
October 5th, 1860. 

Against the West wall of the Graveyard is the stone that marks the 
last resting place of Alexander Shirras, a Scotchman by birth, who, after a 
residence here of thirty years, died leaving an endowment for a free dis- 
pensary which has been doing its good work for the greater pait of this 
century, and is known as "Shirras Dispensary." 



MURIAL TABLETS 



James O'Brien Parsons, 1775-1769. 

George Parsons, 1760-1778. 

Louis DeSaussure, 1745-1779. 

Rt. Rev. Theodore Dehon, D. D., 1777-1817. 

Rev. Edward Jenkins, D. D., 17 -1812. 

John S. Cogdell, 1778-1847. 

Mrs. Maria Cogdell, 1785-1858. 

Charles Coatesworth Pinckney, 1746-1825. 

Rev. Thomas John Young, 1803-1851. 

Rev. Frederick Dalcho, M. D., 1770-1836. 

Rev. Paul Trapier Keith, 1801-1868. 

Sabine E. Huger. July 27, 1799. 

John Julius Pringle, 

1757-1843. 

Susanna, his wife, 

1768-1831. 



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MURIAL TABLETS— Continued 

Henry Deas, 1770-1846. 

William Read, M. D., 1754-1845. 

Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, D. D., 1779-1839. 

Rev. John Drayton Grimke, 1857-1895. 



IN THE VESTIBULE 

Mary Blacklock, died June 10th, 1850. 
Theodore Dehon Wagner, 1819-1880. 
Oliver Hering Middleton, Jr., 1845-1864. 
Pierce Butler, of County Carlow, Ireland, 
Major of the 29th Regiment, British Anny, 
Died June 1822. 

Buried at Christ Church, 
Philadelphia, Penn. 



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IN THE VESTIBULE— Continued 

The Confederate Memorial Tablet, unveiled June 12th, 1902. 

Hoiv grand a ^aiiie this n/arble ivatches o'er 

Their wars hehi/nl /he///. God's great peace before. 

St. Michal's writes within her hallowed walls the names of her gallant 
sons who died for the Confederate Cause, and consecrates their memory. 

1861 -- 1865. 

Brigadier-General, J. Johnston Pettigrew aged 35 

Lieutenant-Colonel, Thomas Pinckney Alston aged 32 

Lieutenant-Colonel, Thomas M. Wagner aged 37 

Captain, Edward Downes Frost aged 30 

Captain, Robert Pringle aged 26 

Surgeon, Thomas L. Ogier aged 31 

Surgeon Edward Gough Porcher . aged 26 

Lieutenant, Thomas Bee Huger, C. S. N aged 42 

Lieutenant, Philip Porcher, C. S. N aged 29 

Lieutenant, John Juhus Pringle Alston aged 27 



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IN THE VESTIBULE— Continued 

Lieutenant, William Hey ward Grimball aged 26 

Lieutenant, Thomas Middleton. agea ^u 

Lieutenant, Charles Alston Pringle ageu ^i 

Major, William Henry Ladson, S. C. M.. agea ^^ 

Edward Bland Beesley ■ ■ • • ^|^^^ ^g 

Thomas Lynch • • - . -^g 

Oliver Hering Middleton ^|^^ 29 

Thomas Parker • • " ' ' ^^ 22 

Frederick George Porcher. .... ^^^ ^^ 

J. R. Poinsett Pringle . - ^J^^ 24 

Alexander Robertson 

Lewis Morris Vander 



Alexander Robertson ^ — • • •••••;■;/;;;.;. .aged 33 



They fought the patriot's fight. 
They kept the jaith of their fathers. 
They jell on their stainless shields. 

Non Sibi Domine Sed Patriae. 



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QUEER DESCRIPTIONS 



On the tomb of Charlotte Massey died in 1787, aged 25 year. 
View this tomb as you pass by 
For as you are, so once was I. 
And as I am, so must you be; 
Prepare yourself to follow me.' 



Captain Manuel Antonio, died August 12, 1786: 
"Although I here at anchor be, * 
With many of our fleet ; 
We must set sail one day again, 
Our Saviour, Christ, to meet.'" 



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John Singleton, died September 10th, 1789 ; 

"Sacred and Solemn 
To 
The Memory of 1 in 4 and 4 in 1, 
A husband, father, grandfather, and father-in-law." 



Charlotte Elford, May 9th, 1817. 

She was 

"In Childhood, Obedient, 

In Wedlock, Virtuous, 

In Prosperity, Humble, 

In Adversity, Resigned, 

In Sickness, Patient, 

In Death, Happy." 



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Bennett Taylor, Age 56 Died March 25th, 1800: 

Praises on tombs are titles vainb^ spent — A man's good name is his best 
monument. 



Captain James Maud Elford, January 25th, 1826: 

"When this experienced and successful sea captain retired 
From Navigation, it was only to study and reveal its 
Theory, and lend the light of his genius to his brethren 
Of the Ocean. 

He was the author ... of an admirable system of 
Marine telegraphic signals Wihich afford the sea the 
same facilities of language as the land." 

Skilled in the stars, in useful learning wise. 
He served the earth, by studying the skies. 
To knew them well his blest pursuits were given 
He studied first, and then he entered Heaven." 



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